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USER MANUAL
5 PORT USB 2.0 PCI ADAPTER
UPCI-502
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USB 2.0 Host Adapter User Manual Page 1
CONTENT
1. Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
2. Product Features--------------------------------------------------------------------------2
3. Installing the Comsol USB 2.0 Host Adapter-------------------------------2
4. Windows XP Driver Installation----------------------------------------------------3
5. Windows 2000/ME/98SE/98 Driver Installation-----------------------------3
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1. Introduction
This VIA PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card is compliant with the Universal Serial Bus
Specification Revision 2.0 and Universal Host Controller Interface Specification for lowspeed (1.5Mbps) / full-speed (12Mbps) speed signaling and Enhanced Host Controller
Interface Specification for high-speed signaling (480Mbps).
2. Product Features
• Using VIA (VT6202) PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller chip
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification for USB Rev 1.1
• Compliant with Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification for USB Rev 0.95
• 32-bit 33MHz Host Interface compliant to PCI Specification release 2.2
• Supports PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1
• PCI bus-master access
• PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full-speed /
low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling.
• All downstream forcing ports can handle high-speed (480Mbps), full-speed
(12Mbps), and low-speed (1.5Mbps) transaction
• Provides four type ‘A’ downstream ports for USB device connections
• Full support of real time dynamic insertion and removal of devices
• Supports all USB-compliant peripherals (e.g. keyboard, mouse, monitor, telephone,
joystick, etc.)
• Driver support for Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 & XP operating system
3. Installing the Comsol USB 2.0 Host Adapter
Installing the VIA PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card into your computer is a simple
process. Please follow these steps:
1. Turn off your computer and all external devices connect to it.
2. Disconnect your computer from the power sources.
3. Open the computer case. Refer to your computer user manual for more details.
4. Find an available PCI slot and remove the slot bracket. Save the bracket screw for later
use.
5. Align the VIA PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card horizontally with respect to the PCI
slot and insert it into the slot firmly and evenly. Take care not to force it into the slot.
Once you have properly positioned the VIA PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card into
the slot, fasten it to the computer case with the bracket screw you have saved.
6. Secure the computer case and switch on your computer.
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4. Installing Windows XP driver
Microsoft EHCI drivers for Windows XP are not included inside this package. You need to
download Windows XP Service Pack 1 for the Microsoft EHCI drivers. If you have already
installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 in your system, Windows XP will automatically install
all the drivers for you.
To download Windows XP Service Pack 1
1. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
2. Click Start and select Windows Update.
3. Windows XP will launch Microsoft Internet Explorer and open the link to Microsoft
Windows Update. Click Scan for updates.
4. Microsoft Windows Update will list all available updates on the web. At Critical
Updates and Service Packs, select Windows XP Service Pack 1 for download.
5. Once Windows XP Service Pack 1 is downloaded and installed into your system,
you need to restart Windows XP before the Microsoft EHCI drivers are installed into
your system.
5. Installing Windows 2000/ME/98SE/98 driver
1. Make sure the VIA PCI to USB 2.0 Host Controller card has been installed correctly
on your system.
2. If your card is installed correctly, you will find the following in the Device Manager.
a. Windows 2000 User - you will find a yellow exclamation mark next to the Universal
Serial Bus (USB) Controller item under Other devices in Device Manager.
b. Windows ME/98SE/98 User – you will find a yellow exclamation mark next to one of
the VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller item under Universal
Serial Bus Controllers in Device Manager.
3. Insert the supplied Driver Installation CD into the CDROM drive.
4. Execute the setup program by double clicking on the SETUP.EXE file in
D:\VIA\VT6202 folder of the Driver Installation CD (Assuming your CDROM drive is
Drive D).
5. At the setup program, select Install USB Driver and press the Next button.
6. Follow the setup program instructions to finish installing the EHCI drivers. Once the
drivers are installed, you need to restart your Windows.
7. If you have installed the EHCI drivers correctly, the yellow exclamation mark next to
the item in Device Manager described step 2 will be missing and the EHCI driver
will be added to Universal Serial Bus Controllers in Device Manager.
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